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a After the long-time UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre decided to relinquish his title and walk away from the sport for the forseeable future, Dana White and the UFC set up a fight between Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler for the vacant title, which will take place at UFC 171. Hendricks went on to...

Next week fight fans will get to enjoy the UFC’s big year-end event when they tune in to watch UFC 168. In the main event, the highly anticipated rematch between Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman takes place. With the fight approaching, I’m giving you guys one-week to cast a vote so we can determine who...

Originally slated for sometime in early 2014, the UFC still intends to debut in the country of Mexico – but Dana White says that they’ll most likely wait for the UFC’s first Mexican-American champion Cain Velasquez to recover from surgery first (shown above). By Christopher Murphy @MurphMMA Following a successful shoulder surgery, Cain Velasquez...

Last Friday the MMA World was caught by surprise when the long reigning UFC welterweight champion, Georges St-Pierre, announced that he was vacating his world title. During his recent stint on the UFC on FOX 9 post-fight show, UFC President, Dana White touched on the situation and promised MMA fans that GSP will return. “He...

UFC President Dana White (above) said there will be no interim championships for either the lightweight or heavyweight division: despite both champions having undergone recent surgeries, White says that their returns are certain. By Christopher Murphy @MurphMMA UFC lightweight and heavyweight champions, Anthony Pettis and Cain Velasquez, respectively, have undergone recent surgeries. Pettis injured...

Following Georges St-Pierre’s recent announcement that he has vacated the UFC welterweight championship and briefly retire from the sport of mixed martial arts, the UFC’s pound-for-pound rankings have undergone some changes. Most notable of these is the addition of women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey at number 10 – adding another historic accolade to her name....

In anticipation of next week’s UFC 168 event the UFC has opened its video vault and released the first bout between Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman that took place at UFC 162. If you missed the moment where Weidman shocked the world, hit play above and check it out.

“It’s five bucks,” UFC President Dana White said about the announced price increase for the upcoming UFC 168 card. “Get a couple more friends and have them come over.” By Christopher Murphy @MurphMMA The Ultimate Fighting Championship will end the calendar year with a card that features two very highly anticipated rematches; and UFC...

“I said (to Nick Diaz), ‘What do you think about this fight [against Condit]?’ He goes, ‘I don’t like it.’ I said, ‘Well, that was quick. That was an easy conversation. You either want to fight, or you don’t want to fight. If you don’t want to fight, you can’t force a guy. There’s guys...

Just like with every Monday, BJPENN.COM is bringing you the results from last week’s MMA Poll. Every week the most popular polling system in our sport brings fans together to touch on some of the hottest topics in MMA. Casting votes and getting popular opinion set in stone is a great way to help shape...

Prior to last Saturday’s UFC on FOX 9 co-main event between Urijah Faber and Michael McDonald the two fighters shared a friendship. While their time together, prior to their bout, may have been limited, it still didn’t stop the friendly exchanges come fight night. Urijah was able to continue his win streak with a second...

Back in 2009, top UFC welterweight, Jake Ellenberger made his UFC debut against a rising Carlos Condit. The result? A split-decision defeat for Jake. With the recent welterweight shift caused by the title relinquishing Georges St-Pierre, the UFC is scrambling to put back together the top-tier of their 170 pound division. In that picture is...

In the latest showing of poor sportsmanship, previously unbeaten Adrien Broner was seen humping his opponent, Marcos Maidana, during their main event last weekend in the sport of boxing’s big event. Despite this poor display of sportsmanship, Maidana, unfazed, was able to walk away with the WBA welterweight title with a unanimous decision win over Broner....

Like a fine wine… Urijah Faber has been involved with the sport of Mixed Martial Arts for over a decade. The longest reigning WEC champion and perennial UFC bantamweight contender, Faber has been impressing audiences for years. On that list of impressed spectators is UFC President Dana White, who during the UFC on FOX 9...

UFC on FOX 9 took place this past Saturday from Sacrament’s Sleep Train Arena. The decision heavy card was capped off with two amazing finishes in the main and co-main events. Urijah Faber was able to submit Michael McDonald in the second round and Demetrious Johnson knocked out Joseph Benavidez in the first. Check out...

The UFC middleweight division will see a new prospect enter its ranks, as former Ultimate Fighter 17 contestant Andy Enz has just signed with the company. The Raven Post has the video announcement from Andy himself. An Alaskan native training out of Gracie Barra Alaska, there’s not much footage out there of Andy in action (other...

If Tito Ortiz and Jenna Jameson have taught us anything it’s that fighters and porn stars do not mix. Proving this concept true yet again is popular adult film actress Christy Mack and War Machine (pictured). The two have made their personal lives very public over the years through social media and recently Mack went...

UFC on Fox 9 had more viewers than UFC on Fox 8, but that isn’t saying much. The card, headlined by a flyweight title match between champion Demetrious Johnson and perennial number one contender Joseph Benevidez, ranked as the fourth worst for UFC on Fox cards in terms of viewership. The card had an average...

After having stormy feelings about the Nevada State Athletic Commission in the aftermath of UFC 167, UFC president Dana White couldn’t have been happier about its California counterpart. Saturday’s UFC on Fox 9 was held in Sacramento, Cali., and at the end of the night, White spoke to the media about how smooth operation...

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has seen its share of ratings struggles in 2013. The switch from SPIKE TV to the FOX network has not been without its casualties to the promotion. Last week, following the UFC on FOX 9 event, UFC President Dana White informed the media that because of low ratings the UFC’s Primetime...

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